(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in 1[the Administrators-General Act, 1963 (45 of 1963)], an Administrator General shall not interpose in any manner in relation to any property of a deceased which has been dealt with under the provisions of section 3 or section 4, except in so far as he is expressly required or permitted to do so by or under the provisions of this Act.
(2) The Central Government may, at any time and in such circumstances as it thinks fit, direct that the estate of a deceased shall be handed over by the commanding officer or the Committee, as the case may be, to the Administrator General of a State for administration, and thereupon the commanding officer or the Committee, as the case may be, shall make over the estate to such Administrator General.
(3) Where under this section any estate is handed over to the Administrator General, the Administrator General shall administer such estate in accordance with the provisions of 2[the Administrators General Act, 1963 (45 of 1963)\, or, if that Act is not in force in any State, of the corresponding law in force in that State:
Provided that the regimental and other debts in camp or quarters of the deceased, if any, shall be paid by the Administrator General in priority to any other debts due by the deceased.
(4) The Administrator General shall pay the surplus, if any, remaining in his hands after discharging all debts and charges, to the heirs of the deceased, and, if no heir is traceable, shall make over the surplus in the prescribed manner to the prescribed person.
(5) The Administrator General shall not charge in respect of his duties under this section any fee exceeding three per cent. of the gross amount coming to or remaining in his hands after payment of the regimental and other debts in camp or quarters.
(2) The Central Government may, at any time and in such circumstances as it thinks fit, direct that the estate of a deceased shall be handed over by the commanding officer or the Committee, as the case may be, to the Administrator General of a State for administration, and thereupon the commanding officer or the Committee, as the case may be, shall make over the estate to such Administrator General.
(3) Where under this section any estate is handed over to the Administrator General, the Administrator General shall administer such estate in accordance with the provisions of 2[the Administrators General Act, 1963 (45 of 1963)\, or, if that Act is not in force in any State, of the corresponding law in force in that State:
Provided that the regimental and other debts in camp or quarters of the deceased, if any, shall be paid by the Administrator General in priority to any other debts due by the deceased.
(4) The Administrator General shall pay the surplus, if any, remaining in his hands after discharging all debts and charges, to the heirs of the deceased, and, if no heir is traceable, shall make over the surplus in the prescribed manner to the prescribed person.
(5) The Administrator General shall not charge in respect of his duties under this section any fee exceeding three per cent. of the gross amount coming to or remaining in his hands after payment of the regimental and other debts in camp or quarters.
Source footnotes
1. Subs. by Act 31 of 2000, s. 2, for "the Administrator General's Act ,1913 (3 of 1913)" (w.e.f. 25-8-2000).2. Subs. by Act 31 of 2000, s. 2, for "the Administrator General's Act, 1913 (3 of 1913)" (w.e.f. 25-8-2000).
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Property of deceased persons and deserters other than officers.Section 4 · Property of officers who die or desert.Section 5 · Decision of questions as to regimental and other debts in camp or quarters.Section 6 · Representative powers of commanding officer or Committee.Section 8 · Disposal of surplus by prescribed persons.Section 9 · Disposal of effects, not money.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 15 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.